Tibet Support Group formed in Darjeeling
[Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 12:54 p.m.]
 |
| Kirti Dolkar Lhamo, member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and Tibetan Settlement Officer Kelsang Tseringwith members of the newly formed Tibet Support Group in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India |
Dharamshala: The
Tibetan Parliament-in-exile congratulated the newly elected members of
the Tibet Support Group (TSG) in Darjeeling, a town in the Indian state
of West Bengal. The group was formed on 22 June 2009.
There are 27 executive members in the support group, who are also
members of various non-governmental organisations in Darjeeling such as
All India Tamang Buddhist Association; Sherpa Buddhist Association;
Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association; Tibetan Muslim Association;
Yolmo Buddhist Association; Dharma Chakra Committee; Manjushree Centre
of Tibetan Culture; Tamang Buddhist Association; Sikkimese Denzong
Buddhist Association; Kidhu Chu, Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute;
Students for Free Tibet and Markaj Gonpa.
In a letter sent to the TSG members on 14 August, Deputy Speaker Dolma
Gyari said: “The Standing Committee of Tibetan Parliament in exile is
deeply honoured and hereby formally conveys our hearty congratulations
for the successful formation of the Tibet Support Group.”
“We also express our sincere gratitude to the entire team of newly
elected governing members of the Tibet Support Group in Darjeeling for
taking the pivotal role in making the inception of such a group
possible, which we hope, will mark a new chapter in the realization of
Tibetan cause,” Mrs Gyari said.
